Recent Advances in Supramolecular Motility Machinery of Microorganisms

Dear Colleagues,

Microorganisms use their own motility machinery to move in a variety of environments, and their locomotion is regulated by complex sensory signal transduction pathways that allow microorganisms to migrate towards more favorable environments and away from less favorable environments for survival. The motility apparatus is a supramolecular protein complex containing motor proteins that convert electrochemical or chemical energy to mechanical works for locomotion. Furthermore, the motor proteins can autonomously adjust their mechanical functions in response to changes in the environment. As a result, the motor machines have adapted to function in environments of the habitat of microorganisms.

Because locomotion is one of the most fascinating aspects of live organisms, supramolecular motility machines continue to fascinate many researchers. To date, 18 different types of motility systems have been identified on our planet. This Special Issue on Biomolecules is dedicated to covering recent understanding and perspectives of supramolecular motility machinery derived from bacteria, archaea, and other microorganisms. Our aim is to compile articles describing recent advances in the structure, assembly, and function of various motor protein complexes including bacterial flagella, type IV pili, archaella, and adhesion-based gliding machinery.

Dr. Tohru Minamino
Dr. Yusuke V. Morimoto
Dr. Daisuke Nakane
Guest Editors

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• motor proteins
• motility
• taxis
• force generation
• signal transduction

Title: To be determined
Authors: Tohru Minamino; et al.
Affiliation: Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

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Authors: Yusuke Morimoto; et al.
Affiliation: Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan

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Authors: Daisuke Nakane; et al.
Affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

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Authors: Pushkar Lele; et al.
Affiliation: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

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Authors: Noriyuki Kodera; et al.
Affiliation: WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan

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Authors: Makoto Miyata; et al.
Affiliation: Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan

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Authors: Ikuro Kawagishi; et al.
Affiliation: Department of Frontier Bioscience and Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, Tokyo, 184-8584, Japan

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Authors: Taro Uyeda; et al.
Affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Waseda University, Shinjuku, Japan

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Authors: Morgan Beeby; et al.
Affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, UK

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Authors: Toshiki Yagi; et al.
Affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Shobara, Hiroshima, 727-0023, Japan

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Authors: Satoshi Shibata; et al.
Affiliation: Division of Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, Japan

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Authors: Chien-Jung Lo; et al.
Affiliation: Department of Physics and Graduate Institute of Biophysics, National Central University, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan

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Authors: Shahid Khan; et al.
Affiliation: Molecular Biology Consortium, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA